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Sep 20 2012, 10:44 AM
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vi-IV-ii-I. Sorry about that.
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Sep 20 2012, 04:43 PM |
Hi Alex, nice to meet you ! it will be a pleasure to work with you. Let me try to give my answers. I'm 61 (as old as John Scofield, by the way) and I guess I shall not have the time to become clever as him. I'm a Theoretical Physicist, and (even if I'm retired) I still continue to work, part-time, as a IT Consultant (I did this for 30 yars !). I would like to be able to play some/may standards with some little group, and be able to improvise decently over them. This is my "minimum" goal, my "maximum" goal would be to be able to play like Allan Holdsworth, even if I guess it would be impossible to find partners at the same level of Alan Pasqua and John Aslep. In any case I like modern, modal, somehow dissonant Jazz. I have so many weaknesses ...
Oh ! I should have one ...
Gmaj7, Am7, Bm7, Cmaj7, D7, Em7, F#m7(b5) My point that, when I read your question I was unable to anwser, but since I know how to harmonize I had to build the answer. After that I recognized that I could answer more quickly: the harmonization of a major scale is Imaj7, ii7, iii7, IVmaj7, V7, vim7, vii7(b5) and since G major scale is G, A, B, C, D, E, F# (I should better remember the cycle of fifths !) here is the answer. (A, C#, E, G) = (T, 3, 5, 7) Cm7, F7, Bmaj7 The harmonization of the F major scale is Fmaj7, Gm7, Am7, Bbmaj7, C7, Dm7, Em7(b5) so I guess it’s a vi-iv-ii-I. I say “I guess” because it’s a progression I don’t know. Thanks Teodoro Marinucci I am very happy to have you on board and very impressed with your story! I love your choice of guitar players! I personally know Scolfield and Henderson we met a few years back and Henderson almost played on one of my tracks but in the end it didn't go through You are absolutely correct! Perfect answers and very good analyzation As I understand you would like to learn how to play Jazz and it is actually easier as it seems The trick is to learn how to play chord tones and get comfortable playing over ii - V - I chord progression So that is what we will start with! I have created a backing track for you in the style of John Scolfield it is a II - V - I chord progression so the chords are: D7#9 - G7 - C9 Scolfield_jam.mp3 ( 2.35MB ) Number of downloads: 222 I would like to start by analyzing the chord progression and finding the chord tones The most important chord tones are III and VII So let's analyze! D7#9 = D - F# - A - C - E# I would like you to do other two chords Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything! -------------------- |
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Sep 21 2012, 10:08 PM |
G7 = (G, B, D, F). I usually play it as , or as . C9 ? Cadd9 = (C, E, G, D), but usually I play instead C7/9 as . Anyway Cadd9 is . On the contrary the D7#9 is a chord I didn't know. The most reasonable voicing I have found (that I'm able to play) is . I'm not sure that you are using the same voicings. So let me try to play over your track. Can I have some detail on the clave you are using and for how may beats you repeat your chords ? I guess |D7#9 / / /|6 times|G7 / / /|2 times|C9 / / /|2 times| Thanks Teodoro Marinucci P.S. Playing and listening, listening and playing ... it seems to me that you are playing , , . I have difficulties with the clave: I never played with it. Thanks Teodoro Marinucci You did a great job! I am impressed by your analyzing! Very nice! The easiest way to start playing over the changes is use different types of pentatonics over each chord and resolve into a chord tones (of course we will get into more complicated stuff but this is a good place to start! ) I chose: Over D7#9 I used D minor pentatonic Before chord switched I changed to G minor And over C9 I played A minor pentatonic I did a take to give you ideas and would like you to continue after my solo scolfield_kam.mp3 ( 2.2MB ) Number of downloads: 207 Question and answer technique will also work perfectly for it! Let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything! -------------------- |
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Sep 22 2012, 05:08 PM
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You did a great job! I am impressed by your analyzing! Very nice! I studied during a year with a teacher specialized in Harmony, so I know something. As I said, my problem is speed: I'm like a child that, when asked how much is 2 + 3, starts counting with the fingers. I did a take to give you ideas and would like you to continue after my solo I still need buy the equipment needed to record what I play along with your track. So, during these days, I shall try to continue your improvisation and to study the Jazz Notes 1 Building Chords Lesson. This post has been edited by teodorom: Sep 22 2012, 05:08 PM |
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Sep 22 2012, 08:53 PM
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Inspired by "Jeep On 35" ?
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Sep 23 2012, 01:01 AM |
I studied during a year with a teacher specialized in Harmony, so I know something. As I said, my problem is speed: I'm like a child that, when asked how much is 2 + 3, starts counting with the fingers. I still need buy the equipment needed to record what I play along with your track. So, during these days, I shall try to continue your improvisation and to study the Jazz Notes 1 Building Chords Lesson. You don't really have to buy a lot of equipment video will work as well! You can just shoot it on your phone and it will be perfect! There is also a free software that you can use as long as you have input to plug in your guitar you can make it work! If you want I can suggest some software that you can start using! Let me know! P.S. Very good lesson to start with! I am also will be giving you some cool exercise to work on but for now it is a very good start! -------------------- |
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Sep 25 2012, 01:30 AM |
My home is not the right place to make any video: with a dog, a cat, a daughter, a wife, I spend half of my playing time in screaming "silence please !". So I usualy practice with the headphones, the guitar I use when I travel and a VOX Amplug (it's a pity, because I have some nice equiment: a Washburn HB-35, a Hagstrom Swede and a Laney CUB R12). Yes, please, even if I tried with Audacity and the microphone input of my PC, and the result was not good. I plan to buy a Peavey X-Port. I should be able to mix my guitar with your track. Oh I see! You got some very nice stuff! Well when you will get your audio system together you will get to use it! Audacity is a very nice program and you can make it work I would suggest Logic because you have more capabilities and that is what I am using:) Also Peavey X port is very nice and I heard a lot of good things about it! Here is another one called Apogee Jam http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Jam...CFWWCQgodQ2UATg It is a little bit more money but you will get a brilliant product! Here the reviews of both I found http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/p...uitar-interface http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Jam...CFWXhQgodQgUA5w Let me know what you think! -------------------- |
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Sep 28 2012, 10:53 PM
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After three days of pain I was able to get some decent sound out of the Peavey X-Port (http://forums.peavey.com/viewtopic.php?f=5...=216520#p216520).
In the meanwhile I tried to understand what to play over your basis. Tomorrow I shall send you my recordings. Thanks Teodoro Marinucci |
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Oct 1 2012, 02:11 AM |
After three days of pain I was able to get some decent sound out of the Peavey X-Port (http://forums.peavey.com/viewtopic.php?f=5...=216520#p216520). In the meanwhile I tried to understand what to play over your basis. Tomorrow I shall send you my recordings. Thanks Teodoro Marinucci Sounds great! I am glad you figured it out! I am looking forward to hear your take! -------------------- |
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Oct 1 2012, 08:23 PM
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This is the recording my version of the "Jazz Notes 1 Building Chords" lesson (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/rhythm-gu...uilding-chords/). At 75%.
Here and there you can listen (and, with Reaper, I can see) that I tend to play somehow "ahead". Due to some physical problems (two years ago I had a dislocation on the index of the left hand so it stays a little bit curved) I play as in the uploaded pdf. Do you like the attached MP3 ? it's not me, it's GuitarPro, but I wrote it. This post has been edited by teodorom: Oct 1 2012, 09:18 PM
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01_121001_1650.mp3 ( 1.2MB )
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Jazz_Notes_1__Building_Chords.pdf ( 97.88K ) Number of downloads: 201 Scolfield_jam.TM.mp3 ( 279.81K ) Number of downloads: 160 |
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Oct 3 2012, 08:15 AM |
This is the recording my version of the "Jazz Notes 1 Building Chords" lesson (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/rhythm-gu...uilding-chords/). At 75%. Here and there you can listen (and, with Reaper, I can see) that I tend to play somehow "ahead". Due to some physical problems (two years ago I had a dislocation on the index of the left hand so it stays a little bit curved) I play as in the uploaded pdf. Do you like the attached MP3 ? it's not me, it's GuitarPro, but I wrote it. It sounds very good! You are doing a very good job! I got a little confused which one is your composition and Solfield jam is a lick only? It sounds good though! Both tracks were very good! Also you got a very nice sound going and I am sure your are capable of doing recordings easily! -------------------- |
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Oct 4 2012, 07:52 PM
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In the meanwhile I started studying the "Jazz Swing Lead Lesson" by Muris Varajic (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...ng-lead-lesson/).
It's an interesting lesson because it represents most of my vision of Jazz: the melody itself seems somehow trivial, but acquires it's magic whith the chord accompaniment. It's reminds me "Orbit" by Bill Evans: magic with the chords, trivial the melody only. I'm having problems with the "grace notes": I had to learn it without them so that I can stay on time, now I'm trying to replicate what Muris does. The chords are not at my level, for a long time, I guess. Thanks Teodoro Marinucci This post has been edited by teodorom: Oct 4 2012, 07:53 PM |
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